About block 916,994
Bitcoin block 916,994 was mined by Foundry USA on September 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM UTC, 41 min 50 s after block 916,993. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,405 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0439 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1689 BTC for this block.
Block 916,994 is number 1,731 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 285 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 133,006 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. Foundry USA found 265 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 56,581 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.